2. Purpose of Curriculum Assessments
• Curriculum assessment
- process of collecting information for use in
evaluation.
- an important part of the systems approach to
curriculum development.
3. Purposes:
• Highlight curriculum expectations.
• Gather information about what students know and can
do.
• Motivate students to learn better.
• Motivate and encourage teachers to meet the
identified needs of students.
• Provide evidence to tell how well the students have
learned.
• Obtain feedback that helps teachers, students and
parents make good decisions to guide instruction.
5. • 1. Intended Curriculum
- refers to a set of objectives set at the beginning
of any curricular plan
- answers what the curriculum maker wants to
do
6. There are certain indicators to measure intended
curriculum. Examples of the questions:
• Are the objectives achievable with in the learner’s
developmental levels?
• Can the objectives be accomplished with in the time
frame?
• Are the resources adequate to accomplish the objectives?
• Are the objectives specific and clear?
• Are there ways of measuring the outcomes of the
objectives?
• Are the objectives observable?
• Are the objectives doable?
• Are the objectives relevant?
• Overall, are the objectives SMART?
7. 2. Implemented Curriculum
• refers to the various learning activities or
experiences of the students in order to
achieve the intended curricular outcomes.
8. To assess the implemented curriculum
the following questions can be
addressed:
• Are the learning activities congruent with the stated objective
• Are the materials and methods appropriate for the objectives set?
• Does the teacher have the skill to implement the activities or use
the strategy?
• Does the teacher utilize the various ways of doing to complement
the learning styles of the students?
• Are there alternative activities for the learners to do to accomplish
the same objectives?
• Are there activities provided to address individual differences?
• Do the activities provide maximum learning experiences?
• Do the activities motivate the learners to do more and harness their
potentials?
• Do the activities utilize multiple sensory abilities of the learners?
• Do the activities address multiple intelligences of the learners?
9. 3. Achieved Curriculum
• - refers to the curriculum outcomes based on the
first two types of curriculum
• -now considered the product.
• -Any achieved curriculum must fit with the
objectives and the activities that were
conducted.
• -Indicates the performance vis a vis the objectives
and the various activities.
• -Usually described by test scores or other
performance indicators measured by evaluation
tools.
10. To measure achieved curriculum:
• Do the learning outcomes achieved by the learners
approximate the level of performance set at the beginning
of the curriculum?
• Are the learning outcomes achieved higher or lower than
the objectives set?
• Do the achieved learning outcomes reflect the
knowledge, skills, attitudes and skills intended to be
developed?
• How many percent of the learners in the same class
perform higher than the level set at the beginning?
• Do the curricular outcomes reflect the goals and the
aspirations of the community where the curriculum was
implemented?
